Pharmacognostic Evaluation of Sphagneticola Calendulacea (L.) Pruski: Leaves
May 2022
in “
Journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry
”
TLDR The evaluation of Creeping Daisy leaves found important characteristics and compounds that support its use in medicine.
The document presents a pharmacognostic evaluation of Sphagneticola calendulacea (L.) Pruski, a plant commonly known as Creeping Daisy, used in traditional medicine for treating various inflammations and alopecia. The study involved analyzing the leaves through macroscopy, microscopy, histochemistry, and powder study, revealing the presence of anisocytic stomata, palisade tissue, tannin-filled cells, starch grains, calcium oxalate crystals, oil globules, and various trichomes. Physicochemical analysis yielded significant results, and phytochemical and histochemical analysis detected phytoconstituents such as flavonoids, saponins, and anthroquinone glycosides. These findings are intended to aid in the authentication of the plant for medicinal use.
